Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shuddersome

/ˈʃʌdəɹsəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shud-der-some
IPA
/ˈʃʌdəɹsəm/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing one to shudder; fearsome.

Etymology

From shudder + -some.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more shuddersome (comparative) most shuddersome (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce shuddersome?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃʌdəɹsəm/.
What does shuddersome mean?
Causing one to shudder; fearsome.
Where does shuddersome come from?
From shudder + -some.

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